Courses & Units

Integrated Nursing Practice CNA227

Professional Experience Placement (PEP): Students will be allocated PEP within individual health care agencies. Students must be available 5 days a week (mornings, evenings, weekends, night shifts as per roster), may be required to relocate and are expected to travel to where the PEP is available. To be eligible to undertake PEP, all SNM students must meet the requirements of the Health Science Safety in Practice Kit by completing and submitting all Safety in Practice Agreement compliance documentation to the School. Students who cannot or do not comply with these requirements will not be allocated PEP and therefore will not be able to complete this unit.

Introduction

Integrated Nursing Practice builds on studies undertaken in the foundation units, and will develop a substantive framework of nursing knowledge and skills, utilising case studies, simulated and experiential learning. It focuses on a range of acute and chronic conditions experienced by people. - This unit includes 160 hours of professional experience placement.

Summary

Unit name

Integrated Nursing Practice

Unit code

CNA227

Credit points

12.5

Faculty/School

Faculty of HealthSchool of Health Science

Discipline

Health Sciences B

Teaching staff

School of Health Sciences Staff

Level

Intermediate

Available as student elective?

No

Breadth Unit?

No

Availability

Location

Study period

Attendance options

Available to

Hobart

Semester 1

On-Campus

International

Domestic

Launceston

Semester 1

On-Campus

International

Domestic

Rozelle - Sydney

Semester 1

On-Campus

International

Domestic

Darlinghurst - Sydney

Semester 1

On-Campus

International

Domestic

Key

On-campus

Off-Campus

International students

Domestic students

Note

Units are offered in attending mode unless otherwise indicated (that is attendance is required at the campus identified). A unit identified as offered by distance, that is there is no requirement for attendance, is identified with a nominal enrolment campus. A unit offered to both attending students and by distance from the same campus is identified as having both modes of study.

Key Dates

Study Period

Start date

Census date

WW date

End date

Semester 1

23/2/2015

23/3/2015

13/4/2015

29/5/2015

* The Final WW Date is the final date from which you can withdraw from the unit without academic penalty, however you will still incur a financial liability (see Withdrawal dates explained for more information).

Unit census dates currently displaying for 2015 are indicative and subject to change. Finalised census dates for 2015 will be available from the 1st October 2015.

Requisites

Teaching

Teaching Pattern

One x 50 minute lecture per week; Two consecutive 50-minute workshops per week; simulation, activities and 160 hours of professional experience placement undertaken over 4 full time weeks (40 hours per week).

Assessment

Clinical Skills Assessment examination (CSA) (Part A): 25%, Part B: (Pass/fail) students must pass this assessment item in order to progress into clinical practice, One written paper (1500 words) 25%, Two hour - exam 50%. Students will be assessed in practice against the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2006) National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse. Health care agency staff report formally or informally on progress in practice; however it is the SNM which has responsibility for determining the final assessment arising out of a professional experience placement (PEP). Please note that students will also require a satisfactory performance in practice in order to pass the unit.